In which Matthew, Dixie, and Eddy interview Mike Tomasek, one of our newest writers and developers, about his RPG experiences and current projects!

• Dramatic introductions
• Friday the 13th sound effects
• Why do they call Mike “Hollywood”?
• Slowed down reversed babies crying as ghost sound effects
• Bears are dangerous, so Spartan kick them
• Mike’s favorite bear is not a bear
• Dinosaurs are a myth! (some of them)
• How did Mike get into roleplaying?
• Transitioning from playing games to writing games – getting over the hump of fear
• Mike’s improvement as a writer
• Good advice for new writers
• Geist: The Sin-Eaters is fantastic and here’s a wonderful synopsis of it
• You can’t say “you can’t play”
• Consequences for dark actions in RPGs
• Mike’s work on Chicago by Night
• The Church of Caine / The Cainite Heresy
• Mike’s favorite ghost dinosaur
• The moon is haunted
• A rapid wind-up!

Links:
Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition: https://geist2e.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Mummy: The Curse: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/111598/Mummy-The-Curse
V5 Chicago by Night: https://www.backerkit.com/projects/200664283/chicago-by-night-for-vampire-the-masquerade-5th-ed
You can’t say “you can’t play”: https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Cant-Say-Play/dp/0674965906
Mike’s website: https://www.mftomasek.com
Friday the 13th (franchise): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_(franchise)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask